Carl Auböck Brush Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A wonderful little pen holder by Carl Auböck. Handmade in Vienna in the 1950s.
Vintage 1950s Austrian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
Carl Auböck Brush Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A wonderful little pen holder by Carl Auböck. Handmade in Vienna in the 1950s.
Walnut
Carl Auböck Model #7259 'Spiral' Brass Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #7259 'Spiral' Brass Pen Holder Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pen or pencil holder is executed in patinated brass with polished edg...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Horn Pen Stand by Carl Auböck Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This mid-century modern piece by Carl Auböck exemplifies the distinctive artistry of Austrian design.
Horn
Carl Auböck #4317 Fountain Pen Rest, Patinated Brass, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4317 Fountainpen Rest, Austria, 2022.
Brass
Pen Holder in Horn by Werkstätte Carl Auböck Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Pen holder made from polished natural horn, slightly tapering towards the base and retaining the organic curvature of the original material. The translucent surface shows characteris...
Horn
very rare penholder from horn and horn pen by carl auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare pieces from the carl auböck workshop.
Brass
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Carl Aubock Mid Century Horn Desk Pen Holder, Vienna, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative and rare desk penholder from the 1960s, designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Vienna. Made of horn, in very good condition. We are offering many other Aubock objects in ...
Horn
$472Sale Price|20% Off
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austria.Made of horn, in good condition...
Horn
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Carl Aubock Mid Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Tray & Holder, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative and rare desk penholder from the 1960s, designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Vienna. Made of horn, in very good condition.
Horn
Two Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cups, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to two decorative handmade desk pen and pencil holders from the 1950s. Large models, designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austria.Made of lig...
Horn
Carl Auböck #3544 Pen or Brush Rest in Brass and Brown Leather, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3544 pen or brush rest in brass and brown leather, Austria 2022.
Brass
Carl Auböck Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Pen holder from the Aubock Werkstatte dating back to the middle decades of the 20th Century.
Horn
Horn Pen Holder by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
1950s pen holder by the Austrian master , great condition and feel.
Horn
Solid Brass Pen & Original Box by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
With Original wooden box saying "la plume de ma tante" (the pen of my aunt). Lovely heavy and masculine piece
Brass
Carl Auböck Modernist Horn Desk Pen Holder, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative desk pen holder from the 1950s, designed and executed by Carl Auböck, Austria.
Horn
"Scribble Your Way Forward, " Solid Brass Pen by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Solid brass pen and original box by Carl Auböck. The pen works and is in perfect condition.
Horn Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
An esquite hand moulded pen holder. By the Austrian designer Carl Auböck created the 1950s out of cow horn, this very tactile object would make any desk truly unique.
Horn Pencil and Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A great example of how the Vienna Based Carl Auböck workshop has put his touch of elegance to any material.
Carl Auböck Pen Pencil Holder, Brass Horn, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pencil holder made of patined brass and polished Horn designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by Carl Auböck workshop in midcentury, circa 1950, Vienna. An authentic handmade piece...
Brass
Carl Auböck Horn Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck horn pen holder, Austria, 1960s.
Horn
Two Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Pen Holders, Austria + Horn Desk Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Two decorative desk pen holders from the 1950s, designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Austria.
Horn
Big Pen Holder by Auböck 'Marked' Around 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, Au
Big pen holder by auböck ( marked ) around 1950s Original condition.
Brass
Vintage Brass Pen, Phone Dialer, Paper Weight Attributed to Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Doraville, GA
The pen is model number 5037 and was designed by Carl Auböck of Werkstätte Carl Auböck in Austria.
Brass
Rare Carl Aubock Mid Century Horn Desk Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
(the pen is not included.)
Horn
Solid Brass Ballpoint Pen in Original Wooden Box, Carl Aubock 1970
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Original vintage solid brass ballpen in the original wood box, titled : la plume de ma tante. Carl Auböck 1970 Production number 5037, pictured in the Book "Die Kataloge der Werkstä...
Brass
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austria.
Horn
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H 4 in W 4.25 in D 3.25 in
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austria.
Horn
Sold
H 3.5 in W 5 in D 3.25 in
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austria.
Horn
Sold
H 0.5 in W 6.5 in D 0.5 in
One Carl Auböck Big Pencil Telephone Ball Pen in Brass, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist brass ball pen in the shape of a big pencil. Designed and manufactured in the 1950s by Carl Auböck, Vienna.
Brass
Sold
H 3.5 in Dm 2.5 in
Two Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cups, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative pair of two handmade desk pen and pencil cup holders from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austria.Made of shiny pol...
Horn
Sold
H 6.5 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
Carl Auböck Big Pencil Telephone Ball Pen in Brass with Box, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful brass ball pen in the shape of a big pencil. Designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock, Vienna.
Brass
Sold
H 0.4 in Dm 11.82 in
Brass + leather PEN Holder Desk Element Auböck Hagenauer Era, Germany, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Karl Hagenauer
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Brass metal plate element Origin: Germany Material: Brass and leather Wonderful metal element shell plate made in Germany in the 1950. high quality 1950s handmad...
Brass
PC Consolidated Listing, Group 3 Watering Cans, Brass Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Aubock #3632 Watering Can in Patinated Brass and Cane , 7.1 x 15.7 x 4.75 ,f_14073911 , Price: $2195 Carl Aubock #3632 Watering Can in Polished Brass and Cane , 7.1 x 15.7 x 4.7...
Brass
Mint Mid-Century Auböck Pen Holder or Horn Cup
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
An incredibly well preserved horn cup by Auböck Vienna. The base glued to the polished Horn.
Horn
Carl Aubock Oversized Brass Ink Pen / Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Novelty brass ink pen by Carl Aubock. Signed "Aubock" and "Made in Austria".
Brass
Big Cheese Brass Paperweight and Pen Holder Desk Object
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Ben Seibel, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in New York, NY
We absolutely love this piece. Giant brass cheese wedge with pen or pencil holder on top. Would also make a great paperweight or objet. Brass patina is gorgeous with normal wear.
Brass, Metal
Carl Auböck Model #4482 Patinated Brass Square Dish
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4482 Patinated Brass Square Dish Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. O...
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3431 'Knopferl' Brass Tray
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3431 'Knopferl' Brass Tray Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese tray is executed in patinated and polished brass. This petite de...
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4273-1 'Foot' Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck model #4273-1 'Foot' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte C...
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3853 Brass Vase
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3853 Brass Vase Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese vase is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl ...
Brass
Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, Au
Walter Bosse pencil holder around 1950 Original condition Pencil not included
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Pipe Holder by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
Brass
$1,834
H 1.97 in W 2.17 in D 4.93 in
Mid-Century Modern Brass Candlestick by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck candlestick, Austria 1960s.
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3844 Patinated Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3844 Patinated Brass Bowl Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Original...
Brass
Brush by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Horn
Carl Auböck Model #4317 Long Brass Dish
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4317 Long Brass Dish Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally co...
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3904 Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3904 Brass Bowl Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4233-4 Brass and Leather Paper Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4233-4 Brass and Leather Paper Knife Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural knife is executed in polished brass and handwoven brown leather...
Brass
$498 / item
H 0.99 in W 2.96 in D 5.32 in
Carl Auböck #3431 Leaf Ashtray, Patinated Brass, Austria, 2022 Design
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3431 ashtray "Leaf", Austria 2022.
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #7240 Brass Vase
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #7240 Brass Vase Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese vase is executed in darkly patinated and polished brass by Werkstätte Carl ...
Brass
$1,390 / item
H 19.3 in W 10.63 in D 5.91 in
Carl Auböck Newspaper or Magazine Tray in Black or Brown Leather and Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic Carl Auböck newspaper tray in polished brass and leather in either black or brown.
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4082 Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4082 Brass Bowl Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
Brass
Contemporary Book Shelf Stand
By Pedro Useche
Located in Boston, MA
Solid wood with natural finish and metallic shelves. Silver and black.
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Floral Motif Architectural Panel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco bronze floral motif architectural panel, each one of rectangular form with pierced floral still life.
Bronze
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$2,476Sale Price|28% Off
H 71.26 in W 47.25 in D 9.06 in
Giò Ponti in the Manner Italian Midcentury Coat Racks 50's
By Gio Ponti
Located in bari, IT
Walnut wood structure coat rack with brass table anchored to the structure, embellished with brass circles creating harmony in the wooden panel. Crystal hood with brass anchors. 1950...
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3741 'Horseshoe' Table Lamp
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck model #3741 'Horseshoe' table lamp. Designed in the 1950s, these versatile and Minimalist Viennese table lamps are executed in bamboo and brass with a heavy horseshoe-s...
Brass
$3,669 / set
H 10.63 in W 12.6 in D 16.42 in
Set of 5 SPACE-AGE Concrete BOOKCASES by WILLY GUHL for ETERNIT, Swiss 1970
By Willy Guhl
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of 5 (on a total of 20 identical pieces!!!) modular concrete bookcases, Modernist, Free Form, Brutalist, rectangular loop cases with rounded edges, with a great grey patina wit...
Concrete
$1,204
H 23.63 in W 17.92 in D 1.38 in
Mid-Century French Riviera Bamboo and Curved Rattan Square Mirror, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular Mid-Century Cote d'Azur square mirror with chain fully made in bamboo and curved rattan. This delightful mirror was made in Italy during the 1960s. This incredibly uniqu...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
$3,104Sale Price / item|22% Off
H 78.74 in W 13.77 in D 11.81 in
Contemporary Book Shelf Stand in Brazilian Hardwood by Leo Strauss
Located in Atibaia, BR
The book shelf column is a piece of unique construction and design. Its geometric shapes, straight angles and simple lines, significant characteristics of the modernist movement in B...
Brass
Pair of Gold Maria Pergay Brass Plated Table Lamps
By Maria Pergay
Located in Hastings, GB
A very rare pair of 1970’s brass plated stainless steel Table lamps, designed by Maria Pergay. Born in 1930 in Moldova, Romania to Russian-Jewish parents, Pergay and her mother fle...
Stainless Steel
$1,089
H 3.15 in W 4.93 in D 3.35 in
Vienna secession jewelry box atr. Dagobert Peche for Wiener Werkstätte
By Wiener Werkstätte, Dagobert Peche
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Vienna secession jewelry box atr. Dagobert Peche for Wiener Werkstätte in excellent original condition.
Brass
Petite Mid-Century Tambour Door Office Cabinet
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add a big splash of mid-century modern charm into any room with this compact tambour cabinet! Readily showing design influence from the legendary works of Florence Knoll, it features...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$1,795 / set
H 13 in W 21.5 in D 21.5 in
Kristian Solmer Vedel Modus Mid Century Rosewood and Glass Side Table
By Kristian Solmer Vedel
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kristian Solmer Vedel Modus Mid Century Rosewood and Glass Side Table This side table measures: 21.5 wide x 21.5 deep x 13 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting s...
Glass, Rosewood
Studio D Italy Brutalist Chair in Solid Darkened Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio D Italy, chair, pine 1970s This eye-catching brutalist chair captures the essence of raw design. Crafted by Studio D in Italy during the 1970s, it exemplifies the rugged aes...
Pine
Ward Bennett silver plate bowl
By Ward Bennett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bowl designed by the well known Ward Bennett .
Silver Plate
$894 / item
H 12.6 in Dm 10.24 in
Japanese Modern Minimalist LAAB Dome L Vase Raku Ceramic White Crakle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Dome L vase A bulging body marked by generous curves and enlivened by tiny dark speckles defines this exquisite ceramic vase, whose characteristic, delicate cracks result from a d...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Sculptural Mahogany & Copper Step Table
By Johannes Andersen, John Van Koert
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique Mid-Century Modern two-tier step table with cantilever floating top design, features copper tray inserts on both shelves which are useful as a planter, ashtray, dish, and more...
Copper
In Vienna’s Neubau district, a beautiful Biedermeier townhouse has been home to the Werkstätte Carl Auböck for more than 100 years. Inside the workshop, where production continues to this day, countless objects line the shelves, walls, tabletops and desktops.
The Viennese artist and designer Carl Auböck II was one of the quirkiest and most delightful and collectible of modern designers. A rather odd duck in the world of decorative arts, he was a peculiar talent whose specialties included smaller desk accessories and tabletop pieces such as corkscrews, paperweights, letter openers, bookends and bottle stoppers. He rendered these pieces in a combination of metal — most often brass — and such elemental materials as leather, knobby wood and animal horn, creating forms that could be almost Surrealist, from hands and feet to keys, birds and amoebae.
As a boy, Auböck was precocious and artistic. He studied drawing and at the same time trained in the workshop of his father, Karl Heinrich Auböck, a popular maker of traditional bronze figurines and collectibles. In 1919, Carl II went to Germany to study at the Bauhaus, where he was a pupil of the progressive artist and theorist Johannes Itten. While the Bauhaus is most associated with the rigidly ordered, functionalist architecture of its directors Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the school was in reality a liberal, spirited place — a crucible for imaginative, playful and avant-garde art and design. It was this spirit that imbued Carl II’s work from the time he left in 1921.
In 1922 or ’23, Carl Auböck II returned to Vienna to help care for his ailing father, and he took over the business. He created the Werkstätte Carl Auböck and a legacy that earned his objects cult status among collectors. The business was passed on to his descendants, who run the atelier that is still in operation today. Today, objects designed by Carl II make up 90 percent of Werkstätte Carl Auböck’s production, joined by the creations of architect and designer Carl IV, his grandson.
Vintage Auböck designs have a special character, a patina that only emphasizes how much the pieces have been loved and used. Carl Aubock II’s small furniture items — leather- or caned-sling magazine racks; free-edge wooden side tables with tubular bronze legs; wicker serving trolleys with turned beechwood wheels — are elegant and purposeful. His bijoux desktop objects, library tools, ashtrays and barware pieces evince a kind of mirthful practicality. They seem to ask: “If you need a corkscrew, or a paperweight, or a candlestick, why not make it fun as well as functional?” And indeed, why not?
Find a collection of vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck mirrors, seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.